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bronchitis. Under the heading of " specific " 

 causes the organisms of distemper are of first im- 

 portance, and a frequent cause. Acute bronchitis 

 may terminate in the chronic form, or the latter re- 

 solve itself into the former, though both are some- 

 what unusual in the dog. It is not a difficult matter 

 to recognize the existence of bronchitis in a hound, 

 the bronchial rales being of sufficient diagnostic 

 importance, and the louder these are the less serious 

 the trouble. In chronic bronchitis five-grain doses 

 of iodide of potash given night and morning in a 

 tablespoonful of water is a useful remedy, but for 

 the acute form of the disease the following mixture 

 should be used : 



Syrup of squills . . . . i oz. 



Ipecacuanha wine . . . i oz. 



Glycerine . . . . . 5 J ozs. 



Paregoric . . . . . 2 ^^' 



Mix, and give one dessertspoonful night and 

 morning. Medicated steam, together with hot 

 linseed and mustard poultices, are invaluable ad- 

 juncts in the treatment and management of 

 bronchitis. 



Pleurisy 



The pleural membranes line the chest wall, and 

 arci reflected over the lungs, and, as previously 

 stated, when the latter are inflamed the pleural 

 membranes are very liable to participate, just in 



